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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by Artistry121 on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @02:16PM (#11630399)
Can you provide evidence for this claim? I worked in doctors offices as a consultant for 18 months and never noticed doctors spending time "covering up mistakes". They did spend lots of time documenting their analysis and work though.
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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by maxxxxx on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @02:57PM (#11630735)
My girlfriend had a nerve cut during knee surgery. The doctor did not acknowledge that error but waffled around. Only after consultation with two more surgeons it became clear that this was clearly an avoidable mistake.
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